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This [0] is probably what you’re thinking of. I thought the same thing when I saw the image but I wasn’t remembering it quite right. That said, it’s clear the m

This [0] is probably what you’re thinking of. I thought the same thing when I saw the image but I wasn’t remembering it quite right. That said, it’s clear the model herself would prefer not to be used anymore and there isn’t anything special about the image so I don’t see why we shouldn’t respect her wishes. EDIT: Someone else in the thread said this is from 2021 but I can’t tell since neither the URL nor the page itself give a date. I’ll never understand people hiding/not showing the publish date on blog posts. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39885977 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39885977

layer8 2y ago
> Someone else in the thread said this is from 2021 but I can’t tell since neither the URL nor the page itself give a date. The Git commits in the article indicate the date.
- joshstrange 2y ago
  Ahhh, duh. Thank you for pointing that out. My eyes jumped right over that and I was looking for metadata at the top/bottom of the post.
  - layer8 2y ago
    I often Ctrl+F for 20[012] or 19[9] when looking for a date. :)
    - joshstrange 2y ago
      That’s a good trick, I might have considered that if I wasn’t on mobile. On desktop “Find in page” is second nature to me but is such a slog on mobile.
      - layer8 2y ago
        Yeah, it’s a bit of a pain on mobile.
account42 2y ago
> That said, it’s clear the model herself would prefer not to be used anymore That isn't clear at all.
- joshstrange 2y ago
  > Forsén herself has also suggested that the photo should be retired. In 2019, she said she was “really proud” of the picture and she re-created the shot for Wired magazine, which called her “the patron saint of JPEGs”. But later that year, the documentary Losing Lena spearheaded the latest effort to encourage computer science to move on. “I retired from modelling a long time ago,” Forsén said on its release. “It’s time I retired from tech, too. We can make a simple change today that creates a lasting change for tomorrow. Let’s commit to losing me.” Yes it is.
  - userbinator 2y ago
    The documentary created by those who wanted her gone? It's understandable that she doesn't want to have that angry mob continue harassing her. But everyone else doesn't have to give in to cancel culture.

layer8 2y ago

> Someone else in the thread said this is from 2021 but I can’t tell since neither the URL nor the page itself give a date. The Git commits in the article indicate the date.

joshstrange 2y ago
Ahhh, duh. Thank you for pointing that out. My eyes jumped right over that and I was looking for metadata at the top/bottom of the post.
- layer8 2y ago
  I often Ctrl+F for 20[012] or 19[9] when looking for a date. :)
  - joshstrange 2y ago
    That’s a good trick, I might have considered that if I wasn’t on mobile. On desktop “Find in page” is second nature to me but is such a slog on mobile.
    - layer8 2y ago
      Yeah, it’s a bit of a pain on mobile.

account42 2y ago

> That said, it’s clear the model herself would prefer not to be used anymore That isn't clear at all.

joshstrange 2y ago
> Forsén herself has also suggested that the photo should be retired. In 2019, she said she was “really proud” of the picture and she re-created the shot for Wired magazine, which called her “the patron saint of JPEGs”. But later that year, the documentary Losing Lena spearheaded the latest effort to encourage computer science to move on. “I retired from modelling a long time ago,” Forsén said on its release. “It’s time I retired from tech, too. We can make a simple change today that creates a lasting change for tomorrow. Let’s commit to losing me.” Yes it is.
- userbinator 2y ago
  The documentary created by those who wanted her gone? It's understandable that she doesn't want to have that angry mob continue harassing her. But everyone else doesn't have to give in to cancel culture.